Between services like Humble Bundle, Twitch Prime, PS Plus, and Xbox Live Gold, there's no shortage of ways to get a monthly set of mystery games at an enormously discounted rate. Even so, Loot Crate is throwing its hat in the ring with a brand-new subscription service of its own. It's called Loot Play , and it provides subscribers with a monthly bundle of five indie PC games for as low as $10 per month. The games are delivered on the 17th of each month in the form of Steam codes. One game will be featured in the month's advertising, but the remaining four will remain a mystery until they...Read more ...

Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that grants Xbox One owners access to a large selection of games for a $10 monthly subscription fee. One of the killer features of the service is that you get to play Microsoft-published games like Forza Horizon 4 the day they come out. But it's not limited to first-party games. From time to time a third-party game will be free for Xbox Game Pass subscribers at launch as well. Such is the case with the new dark, horror-themed game Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption which, purchased separately , sells for $19. Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption is an...Read more ...

Each Monday on the Microsoft Store, the lights go out on the previous week's sale on Xbox One and 360 games and a new set of downloadable titles gets the discount treatment. This week's sale is now live, so if you're looking to save some money and want a new game to play, you'll want to check out what's available for cheap. Some of the deals require you to have an Xbox Live Gold subscription, but most are available to everyone between now and October 22. A few big games from previous years are available for under $20 this week. If you never got around to picking up Gears of War 4 , you can...Read more ...

A new week means a fresh set of deals is now available at Best Buy in the US. Between now and October 21, you can get some nice discounts on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch games, hardware, and services. Let's take a look at what's on offer this week. Red Dead Redemption 2 comes out on October 26, but if you pre-order it you'll get a download code for a war horse and an outlaw survival kit. You can also pick up the game a bit early from any Best Buy store, starting at 9 PM on October 25. New this week is Ubisoft's toys-to-life game Starlink: Battle for Atlas. If you buy the starter...Read more ...

Woot is currently selling a ton of refurbished Xbox One X 1TB consoles right now, for just $389. That may not seem like a huge deal, but the One X is still a pretty new console, and still retails for about $499. So that is good for $110 off of the Xbox One X, and given how new it is, that is a really good deal, especially for anyone that is looking for a new console to add to their entertainment setup.
The Xbox One X launched last year by Microsoft, and it is currently the most powerful gaming console on the market. It does sport both 4K and HDR capabilities, so you are able to get some of...Read more ...

There's a good chance many Halo fans have skipped the series' strategy game spin-offs Halo Wars and Halo Wars 2. After all, if hair-trigger shooters are your thing, it's not a given that you're also interested in real-time strategy games. But if you've wondered whether the Wars series might appeal to you, Xbox One and PC players will have a chance to find out this weekend, when the games will be available to try for free. Specifically, as part of a Free Play Days event, Xbox One owners can download and play Halo Wars 2 between now and October 21. PC gamers can try out Halo Wars: Definitive...Read more ...

With both L4D games hitting Xbox One via backward compatibility, take a look back at this 2013 blog about the unique way the seriesâ€  AI system fueled the procedural narrative of the classic zombie game. ...Read more ...

Microsoft has announced that four classic Xbox 360 titles from video game giant Valve have been updated to feature Xbox One X Enhanced improvements. Now, Xbox One X users can play the following backward compatible Valve games at a higher resolution and nine times the original pixel count: Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead 2 The Orange Box (includes Half-Life 2 , Half-Life 2: Episode One , Half-Life 2: Episode Two , Portal and Team Fortress 2 ) Portal: Still Alive The four Valve titles join 17 other Xbox One X enhanced 360 games , including Red Dead Redemption , Fallout 3 and the Bioware...Read more ...

Microsoft has announced four Xbox One backwards compatible games have been X-enhanced. This means that these Xbox 360 titles run at a higher resolution and nine times the original pixel count on an Xbox One X. All four games- Portal: Still Alive , Half-Life 2: The Orange Box , Left 4 Dead , and Left 4 Dead 2 -are developed by Valve. When all is said and done, it's technically five games, as Half Life 2: The Orange Box is a combined collection of Half-Life 2, Portal: Still Alive, and Team Fortress 2. You can buy the games digitally from the Xbox Store or use the original Xbox 360 discs. The...Read more ...